There is a lot of discussion about fake news these days. While some may feel we now live in a “post fact” world, I don’t. If you haven’t read it, I encourage you to read NPR's Steve Inskeep’s take on the subject, A Finder's Guide To Facts. Steve offers a lot of common sense things to look...

tizio

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Mar 26, 2017

room The Emerald City

My mirrors have only one inch clearance through our garage door, so I need high precision when I park. Current version AP2 Summon always parks too crooked for all four doors to be usable, so I built a tool to help me park perfectly every time.

Tesla has updated its leasing terms to include four different lease-end options. Customers can return their vehicle to Tesla, extend their lease, purchase their Tesla, or upgrade to a new Tesla. New details added to the the company’s web site are posted below. Lease-End Options If your lease is ending in the next few months,…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk described an upcoming version of the company’s Autopilot software as “smooth as silk.” During a tweetstorm, Musk hyped upcoming software that will deliver a new control algorithm expected to improve Tesla’s autonomous capabilities. Recent updates have increased speed limits on Autopilot – Autosteer and Traffic Aware Cruise Control at 90 mph…

Tesla has updated its referral program to include a ticket to the semi unveiling in September, as well as unlimited Supercharging privileges to gift to five friends looking to buy. Full details of the update are below. REFERRAL PROGRAM (MAY 19 TO DEC. 31, 2017) Starting May 19, 2017, Tesla owners can give five friends…

An updated website for The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s venture to create an underground transportation network, gives a bit more clarity to the ambitious effort. The new FAQ says: To solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic, roads must go 3D, which means either flying cars or tunnels. Unlike flying cars, tunnels are weatherproof, out of…

SolarCity CEO and co-founder Lyndon Rive, who became Vice President of Tesla Energy following the acquisition, has decided to leave the company. Rive, who is also Elon Musk’s cousin, told Reuters he plans to start a new company. He will exit Tesla in June just as the company begins to roll out solar panel products…

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May 14, 2017

room san jose

I have always known that the Tesla Model X was a great vehicle, but I was able to confirm this the night before my wedding on Friday, May 5. Nancy and I had just finished up our rehearsal dinner with our friends and family. Upon leaving the restaurant to walk to our cars, we heard police sirens nearby. Not thinking anything of this, I dropped off Nancy at her car and we prepared to go our separate ways until the big day.
When I made my way out of the parking lot, I began to take a left turn on to the main street. Mid-turn, I noticed a silver car quickly approaching the driver’s side of the vehicle (I later learned that they were going over 65 mph on a private road). I had no time to react, since the driver came from a blind spot on my left. At this point, it looked like the driver had no intention of slowing down, and I immediately thought that I was either going to get badly hurt or potentially die. Read More

TMC member verygreen gives us an interesting look at the backend of Tesla's Autopilot software after hacking the software's debugging mode. Among the findings was a tab labeled "Augmented Vision" - a discovery begging for speculation about augmented reality features as part of a heads-up display. Unfortunately, the tab doesn't provide any additional information. In the...

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